Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation-Chapter 168 - 134: Benefits Delivered to the Door?

The pages of the Mysterious Jade Scroll were made of a strange material, feeling slightly warm and a little rough to the touch.

It was less like Spirit Jade and more like the refined Beast Hide of some High Grade Spirit Beast.

Ling Changqing slowly flipped through the pages of the Jade Scroll. They were thin yet tough and had an excellent capacity for a Cultivator’s Magical Power. There were sixty-four pages in total.

Attached to the last two pages of the Jade Scroll were two Third Grade Space Shifting Talismans, which emitted a faint Spiritual Pressure.

"...So that’s how it is. I understand!"

Recalling the methods the female cultivator had used against her enemies, Ling Changqing deduced the purpose of this special Magical Artifact.

Fighting with various Talismans and Divine Techniques was a common tactic for low to mid-level Cultivators, as they generally lacked powerful Spiritual Artifacts or Magical Treasures to use.

But activating a Talisman required a certain amount of reaction time, however brief.

However, duels between Cultivators were incredibly perilous; the blink of an eye could be the difference between life and death. Being even a fraction of a moment faster could provide a decisive advantage.

Moreover, deploying a Talisman also consumed a certain amount of Magical Power. If too many were used in a short time, even Cultivators below the Golden Core realm would find it difficult to sustain.

The purpose of this Mysterious Jade Scroll was to contain various Talismans. When used against an enemy, it could activate and unleash dozens of them in a single instant!

’A cultivator’s version of a metal storm...’

Of course, Ling Changqing was currently only at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, so he couldn’t fully unleash the power of this Mysterious Jade Scroll. At most, he could only load it with various Second Rank High Grade Talismans.

But even so, it was enough to give Ling Changqing an absolute advantage during the Foundation Establishment Stage; he could even fight and defeat a Pseudo Core master.

The female cultivator had been a Pseudo Core master, so she could load the Mysterious Jade Scroll with various Quasi-Rank Three and Third Grade Talismans.

Even a True Pill Cultivator, if caught off guard, would find it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to withstand the frenzied bombardment of dozens of Third Grade Divine Techniques unleashed simultaneously.

But against a Golden Core Master who possessed a Defensive Magical Treasure, it would still be a struggle. At most, it would only have allowed the female cultivator to protect herself.

No wonder the Poisonous Widow’s band of Tribulation Cultivators was so infamous, running rampant for years without incident.

With this special Magical Artifact at her side, the female cultivator’s combat prowess far exceeded that of an ordinary True Pill Cultivator. Combined with the help of her subordinates, rumor had it she had even assassinated one or two Golden Core Masters using underhanded tactics.

At this thought, Ling Changqing couldn’t help but feel a wave of lingering fear.

’Thankfully, I didn’t try to face her head-on back then. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have even known how she’d played me to death.’

If she hadn’t been provoked into chasing Ling Changqing into a perilous and unpredictable environment like the Deep Sea, only to be besieged and killed by numerous vicious creatures, she probably could have remained at large for many more years.

Of course, this must have been the subtle interference and suppression of Destiny, which momentarily clouded her mind and led her to make such an irredeemably poor decision.

After examining it in his hands for a while, Ling Changqing carefully put the Mysterious Jade Scroll away. This thing could absolutely serve as his trump card—a method to turn the tables and save his life at a critical moment.

Next, Ling Changqing picked up the female cultivator’s Flying Sword. Its long, elegant blade was covered in a fish-scale pattern and shimmered with a faint purple light. Its sharp sword intent was palpable, yet restrained.

It was an Early Grade Magical Treasure named "Purple Maple." With great effort, Ling Changqing erased the Divine Soul Brand Restriction within it and put it away.

With his current Cultivation, he was not yet able to use a Magical Treasure; even a Top Grade Spiritual Artifact would be a stretch. So he could only set it aside for now. He would have to wait until at least the Late stage of Foundation Establishment to even attempt it.

There were over a dozen more well-preserved Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, ranging from Early Grade to Top Grade. After looking them over, Ling Changqing put them into his Storage Pouch as well.

Next, it was time to deal with the Storage Magical Artifacts. Ling Changqing didn’t dare to be arrogant. He first took the Pseudo Core female cultivator’s Storage Pouch and had the Era Star Palace scan it. Only after confirming there were no hidden traps did he begin to erase the Restriction brand on it.

A moment later, with a soft POP, a brilliant light flashed over the Storage Pouch. The final Restriction brand had finally vanished into thin air.

Ling Changqing cautiously opened the Storage Pouch and began to inspect its contents.

"...As expected of a Tribulation Cultivator. She was unbelievably rich!"

Even though he had been mentally prepared, Ling Changqing couldn’t help but sigh in amazement after seeing the treasures inside.

The space inside the Storage Pouch was enormous. Not to mention anything else, there were over a hundred large Golden Rattan Wood Boxes filled with Low Grade and Middle grade Spirit Stones alone.

In addition, there were nearly a hundred bottles of Rank One and Two Elixirs, a veritable mountain of Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Herbs, rare Spirit Gold, Talismanic Magical Artifacts, some jewelry and women’s clothing, and a large pile of miscellaneous Jade Scrolls.

Forget about anyone else; he felt that even the current Ling Qiyue might not possess such an absurd amount of wealth.

It was clear that being a Tribulation Cultivator was an incredibly lucrative profession, provided one could live long enough and succeed often enough.

After sorting and organizing the items in the Storage Pouch, Ling Changqing, as expected, found the Jade Scroll that recorded the Sacrificial Refining Technique for the Mysterious Jade Scroll.

The other Jade Scrolls contained records of dozens of Cultivation Techniques and Divine Techniques of varying quality. Some were incomplete and had likely been contributed by the cultivators who had perished at her hands.

Although most of the Cultivation Techniques and Divine Techniques were low grade and Ling Changqing had no use for them, he could turn them in to the Clan Treasury. This would bolster the Ling Family’s foundations, and he would receive a large number of contribution points in return.

After dealing with the wealth left behind by the female cultivator, Ling Changqing moved on to the remaining Storage Pouches.